Social cost-benefit analysis of tobacco control policies in the Netherlands

Abstract Background In the Netherlands approximately 23% of the population of 15 years and older smokes. The main research questions were to identify what social costs- and benefits can be expected when various tobacco control policies would be implemented in The Netherlands, how do costs and benefits change over time, and which sectors in society could expect to incur costs and in which sectors accrue profits. Methods A SCBA was conducted using a combination of the Chronic Disease Model developed by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the SimSmoke model and a... Mehr ...